.RUSSIA IS ACTUALLY AN Olympic powerhouse. The nation has actually completed near the top of the medal table at every summer months Olympics considering that 1984, when it decided not to take part in demonstration at the activities being composed Los Angeles. Even at the Tokyo video games in 2021, when the Russian crew was officially banned, athletes completing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee achieved to gain 71 medals as well as complete 5th. However this success will definitely certainly not be duplicated in Paris. Just a handful of Russians were invited much of all of them have refused to complete. Why?